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Saturday, June 13, 2009

Saturday, June 13, 2009

Allison must have the best sister ever. Just look at what she made for Allison's graduation party:

Awwwwyeeeeeaaaah. Now THAT is a graduation cake, my friends.

Allison writes,

"Most of the partygoers didn't get why I was dying of laughter when I saw it. It was the best cake anyone has ever given me, and was well worth three years of graduate school just for the cake! The best part was waking up the next day to the dozens of naked baby graduates she had hidden all over my house: in my shower, on my pillow, on my computer, in the kitchen cupboards, and wherever else I haven't found yet."

That cake plus a Carrot Jockey Hunt? Wow. You lucked out in the sibling department there, Allison.

I love how one of the baby's feet is sank right into the carrot, it looks like he/she (no parts to tell gender) is being eaten. Very clever and devoted sister to tape/glue the little caps and diplomas on each jockey.

Allison was in my grad program (and it's so awesome that she made it on Cake Wrecks) We were both English majors and let me tell you, English majors LOVE Cake Wrecks. We love them so much. I think it's the irony of it all.

Jen - This should be proof that you are an inspiration to us readers. What says "You are LOVED." more than seeing your efforts inspire creativity and laughter in the world? Allison & Allison's response to your blog says VOLUMES. I love the cake and the baby hunt. Thanks for sharing!

Fantastic! I hope she'll be finding li'l carrot jockeys for days to come. This is definitely something my sister & I would do for (to?) each other. I turned her on to Cake Wrecks & she's a huge fan now, too~

I think what's even more disturbing is the fact that these naked babies are even available to be bought.. What WAS someone thinking? And can you imagine what the employees of The Naked Baby Manufacturing Co think as they make these, day in and day out??

As for why anyone would make the babies--they look an awful lot like king cake babies to me. And that market is HUGE in New Orleans. I even have sterling silver king cake baby earrings. And there might also be a market for Chinese New Year, dunno.

I think what's even more disturbing is the fact that these naked babies are even available to be bought.. What WAS someone thinking? And can you imagine what the employees of The Naked Baby Manufacturing Co think as they make these, day in and day out??

Good point! Now I'm wondering: where does one buy naked baby decorations?

Anonymous said... "... can you imagine what the employees of The Naked Baby Manufacturing Co think as they make these, day in and day out??"****************************Ahhhhh, but here's the thing: They (the NBMC) have as Company Rule #1: "NO THINKING ALLOWED." They used to have "No Thinking Aloud," but that was cancelled out by management when the new rule went into effect. So now they can't think OR speak. Which makes the job oh so easy!

You can buy the little naked babies at craft stores like A.C. Moore or Michael's. Yes, in the cake decorating section. They are traditionally baked into king cakes, which is why they exist at all, though I don't know if all the plastic ones for sale now are safe to bake inside a cake anymore, given people now put them ON the cakes too...

Know what? This "Allison's SISTER" stuff is giving me ~~scary~~ flashbacks to that cake a while back...REMEMBER?The one with ONE cake for both So & So AND So & So's UNNAMED sister??? And I was only just starting to get over that...so I'm going to call Allison's sister "Gwendolyn"... just on general principle.All in favor say "Aye."=^uu^=

The naked babies are made for king cakes...As a New Orleanian, you eat them every mardi gras season...it's basically sweet bread (almost like a cinnamon roll) with sugar and icing on top, with a baby (Jesus, the "king", hence the name "king cake") hidden in the middle. The cake is in a ring shape. The tradition is that whomever gets the piece with the baby buys the cake the next year (of course I forgot to mention that there are countless parties before and after parades during mardi gras, which is when all of this cake is eaten). Why the baby is naked, i'm not sure...didn't know what a child of that time period would have worn?

Yeah...I SO totally SAW Dana's post--after I had already sent mine along...*blushes* (Hi, Dana!)Heehee...So, in the immortal words of Rosanne Roseannadanna (from the original SNL, for the oldsters out there):"NeVER mind!" =^~,~^=

Nothing to do with cake, but here's a "weekend update," because I am getting *forgetful* (senile):It wasn't Rosanne Rosannadanna who said "Never mind" all the time.It was the little, old, crotchety Emily Litella. Same person, though--the great Gilda Radner. And I don't care if I am practically a fossil--that there's some funny stuff. *crosses arms defiantly*Carry on!

OKAY! Awesome! My mom has requested a carrot jockey cake for her graduation!! I need tips! Does anyone know how the caps & diplomas were done? And WHERE on earth do the jockeys come from!? I thought about kings cake babies but those don't look right. HELP! She really would just love a carrot jockey cake and I would loe to make her one.

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